Speed limits are being reduced on hundreds of rural roads in the Republic of Ireland as part of a Government plan to tackle the number of road deaths. Thousands of new road speed signs show that ...

The UN’s top human rights body is holding an urgent session on spiralling violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels recently captured a key city and some 3,000 people ...

Sir Chris Hoy has teamed up with Kiltwalk to raise funds for others who, like him, are facing cancer. The six-time Olympic champion cyclist has joined forces with the mass walking event in which ...

Dafydd Elis-Thomas, the former leader of Plaid Cymru, has died aged 78, his family has announced. Lord Elis-Thomas, who led Plaid between 1984 and 1991, died on Friday morning following a “short ...

The Government has pledged to act following campaigning led by Conservative Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge in the House of Lords.

Sir Elton John has said he has a “new respect for sight-impaired people” after he contracted an eye infection that affected his vision. The 77-year-old, who announced details of his forthcoming album ...

Landlords should foot a “significant” amount of the bill to meet energy efficiency standards outlined in Government proposals, Ed Miliband has said. Under the plans put out for consultation, all ...

The vehicle came to a rest upside down on a line in Salford, Greater Manchester, affecting services to Liverpool.

The latest version of the Football Manager video game series has been cancelled, its developer has announced. Sports Interactive said it was making the “difficult decision” to cancel the 2025 edition ...

Mobs targeting supporters of Sheikh Hasina have vandalised homes and businesses in parts of the country since Wednesday night.

Singer Donny Osmond has revealed he will be sharing the stage with a version of himself from 1972 “thanks to some mind-blowing AI and CGI technology.” The avatar, depicting a 14-year-old version of ...

Hungary under Mr Orban has for years enacted crackdowns on NGOs and the country’s independent media, passing laws that critics argue seek to stigmatise and hinder groups that provide protection for ...